calf love

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kaf, kahf luhv]
- /kæf, kɑf lʌv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kaf, kahf luhv]
- /kæf, kɑf lʌv/

Definitions of calf love words

noun calf love temporary infatuation or love of an adolescent for a member of the opposite sex 3
noun calf love immature love between a boy and girl; puppy love 3
noun calf love puppy love. 1
noun calf love teenage infatuation 1

See all 4 definitions of calf love

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Origin of calf love

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Calf love

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Calf love

calf love popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

calf love usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for calf love

noun calf love

crush — To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
infatuation — the state of being infatuated.

All 2 Synonyms of calf love